Recycled Potato Sack Crafts

September 16, 2016

On our visit to Toronto last month one of the things that caught my eye as I was researching sites to visit was the Victorian era conservatory Allan Gardens. We got lost trying to find it, but once we did it I was truly happy that we made the effort to visit this very special spot a bit off the beaten track. And to my great surprise, my kids actually enjoyed the visit as well!

Many of the plants that we saw growing in the conservatory can actually be found in our own container garden here in Israel, so that was fun for my kids and I think made the whole experience just a bit familiar. And now, would you like to go inside and see for yourself? Lets go!

March 08, 2016

Crocheting scrubbies using upcycled potato sacks is one of my favorite ways to go green. It is a great way to use up odds and ends of yarn, and to make something useful out of something you'd ordinarily throw in the garbage. I started out crocheting very simple kitchen scrubbies, and then i realized that this idea could certainly be used to make scrubbies for the bath and shower as well. And why not use this project to try out some simple trim patterns as well? So I now introduce to you the crocheted bath scrubbie with picot trim, give it a try!

October 01, 2015

While I was cleaning out my kitchen cabinets before the glorious holiday of Succot (which we are currently celebrating) I came across some mesh potato sacks I'd been saving and quickly whipped up some crocheted potato sack kitchen scrubbies to use during the holiday! Of course, this isn't the first time I've made scrubbies from potato sacks, though previously I only made one, which I'm still using.

July 13, 2015

Too busy to crochet? Not anymore, because in just 7 minutes or less you can recycle a mesh potato sack, get in some crocheting and make yourself a great upcycled potato sack kitchen scrubbie! My ten year old loved this so much he even started asking the neighbors for their potato sacks, whaddya know. And I think I'll make as many as I can and give them as little gifts, which though you may be raising an eyebrow, will be greatly appreciated as we do not use sponges on shabbat, but this is permitted. Plus, it just happens to be really cute, especially on account of the red bag (that held red potatos) and the space-dyed yarn.